Apple Releases macOS Sierra 10.12.2 With New Emoji, Fixes for Graphics Issue and SIP Bug

[1061768]

Just updated my late 2011 MBP 15 with AMD 6770 gfx card.
Apparently there was some firmware update done; multiple reboots; strange "siren" sound in between.
When it came up again, I got distorted graphics (looked like video memory corruption); I rebooted, got an actual blue screen shortly after; System crashed and rebooted.
So far it's running okay now since about an hour. I still have a bad feeling now...

 

[JanDdd]

Sadly not that simple as I don't use that. No AV at all. I just keep everything patched and use Little Snitch to monitor what programs are trying to talk in or out.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

Could be a similar issue with another product. Look at messages in console.

 

[Tucom]

Re USB Audio loss.

Reinstalled Sierra - USB audio device shows up in Sound Output menu. USB Audio device does not show up in that menu on my MacBook, so it's definitely a screw up by Apple. First time it's happened to me.

So if you use USB Audio devices - avoid this update to Sierra till the issue is resolved.

Wow, so glad I read this before installing; have the Bose Companion 5 which are USB based.

Ridiculous - please update with a reply or quote to my post if anything changes.

 

[Martyimac]

USB audio loss? Whew, glad I waited since I have the B&W USB speakers on my MacPro.

 

[Altis]

One of the hardest things for tech companies to do is get people to update their software. It generally benefits everybody - quality of user experience typically increases and then in turn people speak more highly of the products. Updates can still be inconvenient. "But it works fine why update it?"

Apple has answered this question by putting the pill in the marshmallow - give them more emojis.

For clarity - I think this is actually really smart. I am watching my normally slow poke friends doing the updates quickly because it has an emoji update. Its really cool.

It may have once been true, but a lot of updates these days are not to the benefit of the user.

It's only really a problem when updates are permanent.

 

[GIZBUG]

This fix the Time Machine bug with NAS devices? I noticed that AFP , they are moving away from. Is this gone in this update, so we can just use SAMBA?

 

[AsprineTm]

Bwahaha they removed the battery indicator!
Well that solves the battery issues!

 

[Brandhouse]

I don't give a toss about emojis Apple!

 

[iamtheonlyone4ever]

Tim has to go and go fast. Tim Cook = Steve Ballmer. the ship is sinking, Thanks Captain Cook, it took Steve years to build Apple good name and reputation but you MR COOK destroyed all that in seconds. i still love apple but somebody has to make some serious changes on the company because things are looking very bad and it just keep getting worse. sorry for my bad english

never send a human to do a machine's job

 

[half-life]

The updated increased the touchpad sensibility/speed.
The sound from the speakers seem louder too.
Or could be just placebo effect..

Macbook pro 2016 nTB

 

[Razer(x)]

Is the battery finally at El Capitan levels now?

 

[C DM]

Bwahaha they removed the battery indicator!
Well that solves the battery issues!

Isn't the battery indicator still there and it's just estimated time that has been removed (which doesn't really hide the battery usage)?
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I don't give a toss about emojis Apple!

That's all good and fine, other things are in the updates as well, and not everyone cares about all of them either.

 

[tywebb13]

The Yosemite 10.10.5 Security Update 2016-007 has also been released: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1902?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

[SoGood]

Tim has to go and go fast. Tim Cook = Steve Ballmer.

Give justification!

 

[JosephAW]

Apple just pulled 10.12.2 because of a missed emoji.

 

[Yaboze]

Just updated my late 2011 MBP 15 with AMD 6770 gfx card.
Apparently there was some firmware update done; multiple reboots; strange "siren" sound in between.
When it came up again, I got distorted graphics (looked like video memory corruption); I rebooted, got an actual blue screen shortly after; System crashed and rebooted.
So far it's running okay now since about an hour. I still have a bad feeling now...

I just updated mine and got a firmware update as well. No video issues though.

Update: This update turned off my Trim support on my 3rd party drive. Will try to re-enable.

 

[interconnect]

This update stopped after completing most of the way and never finished in my Mac mini. It's completely hung up. First time an OS X update failed on me. Anyone know what I should do next?

 

[tywebb13]

Here are some more updates:

Safari 10.0.2 for El capitan:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...0o25n461p8hvpuz2x3n/Safari10.0.2ElCapitan.pkg

Safari 10.0.2 for Yosemite:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...dpamv7qxcvf60k5pj5gi/Safari10.0.2Yosemite.pkg

Security Update for El Capitan 10.11.6 (2016-003):

Not on Apple's Software page yet but you can get it here instead.

Install the components in this order FullBundleUpdate.pkg then FirmwareUpdate.pkg then SecUpd2016-003ElCapitan.pkg:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...6t4bb820apbkszfxy5dlywwe/FullBundleUpdate.pkg

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...q86t4bb820apbkszfxy5dlywwe/FirmwareUpdate.pkg

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...0apbkszfxy5dlywwe/SecUpd2016-003ElCapitan.pkg

EDIT: This is now available as a single download at https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1903?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

[cmaier]

This fix the Time Machine bug with NAS devices? I noticed that AFP , they are moving away from. Is this gone in this update, so we can just use SAMBA?

afp definitely works. Samba does too.

 

[tjleonard]

That isn't how they fixed it, and it's still available in activity monitor. It wasn't accurate.

Since there are so many complaints, just curious if they did fix the battery life?

 

[coolfactor]

With the Watch OS 3.1.1 debacle bricking Series 2 watches - I think I'll hold off for a day or 2 on this one.

The update is not even showing up for me. I used to be one of those to trumpet "no problems here!", but this is getting messy! The "Mac App Store" app is a completely poor excuse for an application from Apple. They need to toss it out and completely rethink it, making it native, not web-based.

(Okay, after a long time of checking, the update has appeared... it will be installed later tonight... wish me luck!)

 

[kryptticAZ]

This update stopped after completing most of the way and never finished in my Mac mini. It's completely hung up. First time an OS X update failed on me. Anyone know what I should do next?

The same thing happened to me on my MBP. The screen went black and stayed that way forever. I did a force reboot by holding down the power button and when it restarted, the progress indicator reappeared with 15 minutes left and the installation finished.

It's crap like this that makes me very wary to install updates. I just don't trust Apple anymore.

 

[1024724]

In these recent updates, Apple leverages agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews. Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition. By organically growing the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity and empowerment, they can bring to the table win-win survival strategies to ensure proactive domination. At the end of the day, going forward, a new normal that has evolved from generation X is on the runway heading towards a streamlined cloud solution. User generated content in real-time will have multiple touchpoints for offshoring. That’s the power of emoji.

Spoken like a true marketing ******.

I imagine every meeting at every other tech-based company is filled to the brim with this type of meaningless, marketing buzzword BS. Marketing...got to get those metrics.

 

[Wowereit]

Bwahaha they removed the battery indicator!
Well that solves the battery issues!

No way in hell I will upgrade my machine after reading all the negative posts, but... like... seriously?
Is there a new option to reactivate it? Or via terminal?
If there isn't that's pure comedy.

 

[chabig]

New problem: running Disk Utility with an encrypted Time Machine backup disk connected via USB-C causes Disk Utility to crash instantly. Previously it crashed the MBP, so it's half fixed at least.

USB-C is just a plug, not a data transfer protocol. The type of plug on your cable shouldn't make the machine or the app crash. Your disk is connected either with USB, Thunderbolt, or Firewire. My Thunderbolt connected, encrypted Time Machine volume works just fine.